Stamp rack



June 9, 1931. R. EVANS I 1,809,195-

STAMP RACK Filed Feb. 8. 1928 UNITED STATES PATENT Patented June 9, 1931 i RICHARD EVANS, OF HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS STAMP RACK Application filed. February 8 1928. Serial No. 252,832. p r

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in racks and is particularly adapted to' improvementsin racks such as are used to support so-called rubber stamps.

In the rubber stamp art a so-called visible marker is increasing in use. This marker is' disposed on the upper portion of the stamp on the surface to which the handle ofsaid stamp is attached; The racks of the prior art have supported the stamps by receiving the handle and therefore it has been difficult to read the legend on the visible marker inasmuch as this legend was-partially covered v by the rack. Itis therefore the salient object of my invention to provide a "stamp rack which will support the stamps in such a position that the legend on the visible markers thereof may be expeditiously read.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stamp rack which will be arranged so that arelatively large number of stamps,

may be carriedthereon. V V

A further 'ob'ect of the invention is to provide such a, rack that will be simple in construction and economical to manufacture .v

. Other objects will appearhereinafter.

The invention consists ,in the no'velcombination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed. The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a rack constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substan-- tially on the line 2 2 on Fig. 1 in which cer-;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of a stamp.

11. The rod llembodies a shoulder portion 12 adjacent the lower end thereof and'thepora tion of the rod protruding beyond this shoulder is screw threadedand extends through anopening inthe baselO and'a nut 13 engages the screw threads thereon so as to secure the rod 11 in position. Disposed around rod 11 so as to be rotatablethereabout are cylinders such as 14. i $1 The devices which are particularly adapt 15 which. embody cut-away portions16 so as to define outwardly extending lugs -17. In

the embodiment of the invention'illustra'ted in Figs. 1 andQ, portions of the lugs'17 are bent back over themselves so as to define a resilient portion 18 as is best shown in 1. By referring to Fig. 4c=it may be seen that I provide on one end of the stamps 19 sub stantially T shapcd elements 20 whic'h are adapted tobe secured to the stamps 19"at one .ed to support the stamps include'the discs end thereof. Preferably 'the'elements 20 are.

secureduto' the stamps in suchja wayfthat' when the stamps are suspended fromfelements 20 the legend carried thereon will bereadable from'bottom to'top so as' to facilitate the reading thereof. .The stamps are adapted to be supported by the discs 15 in the following manner. The vertical .por-

tions 21 ofthe elements QO which protrude beyond the end of the stamps 19' are fitted into the recesslfi in sucha manner that the I horizontally disposed portions 22 thereofen-' gage the resilient portions18 of the lugs 17; c I i These portions embody suiiicient'resiliency that they tendto force theend of the stamp 19 ;into engagement with the lowerside of the disc 15 and thus the stamps are 'rigidly retained in position as is' best. sho wn'f'in Fig. 1. The discs 15 are secured between the. cylinders 14 which arepreferably of vari-Q oussizes. The upperdisc 15 is held in 'posi: tion by a retaining member 23 that held in position by aheadedend-construction'24 provided on the} rod '11. When the ram s are supported in the foregoing manner, the" freeends thereof will engage the outer, walls of'the cylinders 14 and thus properly retained inposit'ion. t Fig. 8 a modified form of the invention h Twi 1 or recesses'lfi' and lugs 1'? are defined therebeis illustrated. In this instance, a portion of sheet metal is arranged so as to embody right angularly extending portions 25 and Q6. The portion 26 is preferably provided with holes 27 so that it may be secured to a wall or other supporting elements. The portion 25 is arranged so as to embodycut-away portions tween. The outer portions of the lugs 17 are preferably bent upward so as to more effec-' tively retain the stamps 19 which will be supported thereby by inserting the portion 21 of the elements 20 into the recess 16 in such a way that the horizontally disposed portions 22 will be supported by the lugs 17. W hen the stamps are thus supported, the free ends thereof will contact with the wall to which the portion 26 is secured and thus the stamps will be held in proper position.

It is to be understood that the rack as illustrated in Fig.3 might be arranged so as to embody the resilient portions 18 if so de-' sired. Further, the lugs 17 might be arranged similar to the lugs 17 and thus the resilient'portions 18 might be dispensed with I and the discs15 arranged in the manner shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 5 a modified form ofconstruction for my invention is depicted. In this form of construction a substantially L-shaped strip 30 is adapted to be secured to "a,supporting structure such as a wall in such a manner that the leg 31thereof will protrude outwardly from said supporting structure at substantially right angles thereto. On the end of the stem 82 a clip 33 is attached'by any suitable securing means such as the tack 34. -The clip 33 is preferably formedof r-e-' silient material and includes an offset portion 35 which, when the stamp is adapted to be secured to the rack 30, is adapted to befitted over the leg 31 in the manner illustrated in.

Fig. 5 and thus the stamp 32 is detachably supported by the bracket 30 in a manner such that the legend of the Visible marker may be readily read.

It is apparent from the foregoing that I have provided a stamp rack which will supportso-called rubber stamps in a manner such that the legend carried thereon may-be expeditiously read so that the proper stamp maybe selectedin a very expeditious manner. "It is to be understood that the racks as illustrated in Fig. 3 may be made of any required length. Further inasmuch as the cylinders 14 are rotatably supported by the col- 1111111 11 they may be turned until the proper stamp is in view and in this way the selection of the stamps is greatly facilitated.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise from portions of said lugs between said recess whereby to provide resilient clips between which headed supporting members may be inserted whereby the members attached to said supporting members will be clamped against the lower side of said lugs by the upward action of the rearwardly bent portions of said lugs on the heads of said headed supporting members.

J2. A stamprack comprising a base member having a standard extending upwardly therefrom, cylinders mounted on said standard in superimposed relation for rotative movement'about said standard, said cylinders being of successively smaller diameter upwardly from said base, supporting plates secured between said cylinders and extending out-' 9 wardly beyond the peripheries thereof, and means on said plates for retaining members mounted thereon, saidplates having lugs provided around the peripheries thereof and having'recesses formed to extend into said plates, said lugs including portions at the ends thereof bent upwardly and rearwardly thereover in spaced relation therewith to provide resilient clips, said resilient clips serving to act on the headed ends of supporting members arranged isaid recesses to retain articles on said supp ting plates connected to said supporting meners.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

RICHARD EVANS. 

